Sorry fellows. I just returned last night from Los Angeles. I have been away for two weeks on TV industry business. On the trips, I met with some really cool people like Willie Robertson (Star on Duck Dynasty) and Mark Burnett (Producer of Survivor, The Voice, Shark Tank, etc.) to name a few.

Anyway, I am letting the original voting schedule below slide two weeks so I can announce the winners at our Blue Wild booth where we are an annual sponsor which takes place the weekend of February 22 & 23 at the Ft. Lauderdale convention center. The Blue Wild Forum is here: http://www.spearboard.com/forumdisplay.php?f=291

TIMELINE FROM THE RULES:
 Diving – Any time in the 6 months prior to the trip report or video thread origination date
 Trip report and video thread origination – From January 1, 2013 to December 31, 2013
 Eligible for nomination – From October 1, 2013 to January 15, 2014
 Seconding of the nominations – From the date of nomination to January 15, 2014
 Poll Voting on the top three reports and/or videos in three regions – From January 15, 2014 to January 31, 2014 (now February 9 to 21)
 Winners announced – February 1, 2014 (now February 22 to 23)

I hope to see many of you there at the Blue Wild where the winners will be announced and the prizes showcased in my booth. Winners will also be announced online that weekend. I am setting up the voting thread today.

There were a few nominations that did not qualify this time around as follows:

NOMINATION - Does Not Qualify for these time periods – Posted in 2012

Original Poster: HerbyTrip Report and/or Video Thread Title: Video: Cook IslandsURL:http://www.spearboard.com/showthread.php?t=155066Geographic Region: Australia, New Zealand and Indo PacificDate of Trip report and/or video thread origination: 12-16-2012Description: Report on groundbreaking trip to Atiu, in the Cook IslandsReason for Nomination: Great report, some amazing footage of crystal clear water and fish, and great to see some guys spending the time and money to go somewhere new

NOMINATION – No Second and Time Period for Nomination is in 2014

Original Poster: KwyoungspearTrip Report and/or Video Thread Title: Spearboard Trip Report Collaboration
(Combines 3 post "Jet Lag" "West is Best" and "First Video"URL:http://spearboard.com/showthread.php?t=169650http://spearboard.com/showthread.php?t=161289Geographic Region: Florida KeysDate of Trip report and/or video thread origination: (5-09-13) (5-13-13) (5-16-13)
Thread combining 3 other threads created previously reporting my trip down to Key West to help my dad with Grouper Season opening, includes a video filmed in 2 dives from the day "West is Best"Reason for Nomination: Some pretty impressive fish were shot on this trip including my dad's 75 Pound Cubera, and 55 pound Black. As well as some +30 pound blacks shot by myself and my buddies personal best 40 pound black. Also the video has some nice fish being shot, and who doesn't like that beat?

Well that was a dumb move on my part. Sorry, I will fix it now. I was trying to get people to stop posting on those threads and thought they could still vote when I closed each thread. Carry on and thanks for the heads up. Tony